Marcel (Siff)'s Learning Log

“Rehearsal Nr. 3: The thrill is gone”

Played with capo on two as per Justin Beginners Book.
I tried to add some little sus notes to make up a little for the lack of lead playing.

There are sadly some stutters due to technical problems. Hope they are not too jarring.
Sometimes it’s my playing :stuck_out_tongue: , but other times they are digital problems.

I’m still figuring out some stuff with my phones as cameras. Either the Wi-Fi connections or having too many things running on the PC may be the cause.

There’s always something in the recording process to tweak too. A checklist may be appropriate.

Here some thoughts on what to put on a setup checklist
  • Check…
  • …lighting (had light reflecting back from the window, should lower blinds)
  • …if doors and windows are closed
  • …if there is some untidy object in the frame (ashtray next to my family pictures, rag visible etc.)
  • …if the guitar is plugged in (this time I forgot so I only got the mic sound recorded)
  • …the tuning of the guitar
  • …the position of the capo
  • …all microphone positions
  • …all gain levels
  • …the posture
  • …the framing of the cameras
  • …the PC for unnecessarily running programs (could introduce stutter)
  • …if video and audio are set to record in OBS and DAW
  • …if OBS is set to record both videos with different names

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